REMARKS 



The weather during the month was unusually dry and clear. Prior 

 to the heavy shower of the 28th, all the rainstorms were so light that 

 they were of little benefit to vegetation. Following the unusually 

 small rainfall of June, especially the entire absence of rain the latter 

 part of that month, with less than one half an inch the first half of 

 July, the ground near the surface was thoroughly dried out. While 

 the shower of the 28th did much good, a great deal more rain is 

 needed soon to mature growing crops. 



High temperatures and much sunshine were also important features 

 of the month. 



Comparing the month's records with the normals for this station 

 the following features are noted : The mean barometer was rather 

 low, while the range was about the usual amount. Changes in pres- 

 sure were generally slow and of small amount. The total wind 

 movement was about 25 per cent more than the July normal and a 

 comparatively large amount was from the south directions. 



The mean temperature was about a degree and one-half higher 

 than the normal, and the maximum of 100 degrees, on the ist, has 

 been exceeded but a few times here. The first and last weeks were 

 the warmest parts of the month, while the coolest period was from 

 the 7th to the 22d. 



The total precipitation was about one-third the normal amount, 

 and more than one-half the total occurred during a heavy thunder 

 shower on the 28th. Distant thunder or lightning was noted on 

 many more dates than usual. 



The mean dew point and relative humidity were both considerably 

 lower than the normals for these features. 



The number of hours of bright sunshine recorded was one of the 

 largest records ever taken at this station : the number of cloudy days 

 noted was correspondingly small. 



J. E. OSTRANDER, Meteorologist 

 E. K. DEXTER, Observer. 



